A $6 million loan will help a Pasadena, CA-based skilled nursing facility out, post litigation.
60 Seconds with Gary Kelso, Chairman AHCA Not-for-Profit Council
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
What does a not-for-profit council do for a mostly for-profit association like AHCA?
Only 4 states have hit 75 percent LTC staff vaccination goal, new CMS data reveal
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
States that have achieved the industry’s June 30 goal are Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska and California, with staff member vaccination rates ranging from 83% to 75%. By contrast, the lowest-ranked state...
Engagement activities continue to pour into senior care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
As visitor prohibitions continue, senior engagement companies and nonprofit organizations across the country are looking for new ways to serve residents. For example, Birdsong Tablet, a division of faith-based,...
How to quickly size up the health of any facility
By
John O'Connor
Oct 24, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
The new era of BYOD in health and senior care
By
Shannon McIntyre Hooper
Sep 16, 2013
The reality of life today, from business to personal, is mobility. We’re untethered in a way we could never have even imagined just ten years ago. Imagine someone telling you that you need to visit...
‘Catastrophic human consequences’ if older Americans chopped from $3.5 trillion spending bill, CEO...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2021
ATLANTA — If negotiators of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan put the needs of older Americans “on the chopping block,” it would be “one of their greatest failures ever”...
Any poor care damages the profession’s reputation
By
John Hale
Terri Hale
Nov 24, 2021
No one in the nursing home field wants to read a story like the one we’re about to tell. But it’s real, it’s important, and it hopefully provides food for thought — or motivation for action. Sheila...
Feds issue new guidance on Immediate Jeopardy penalties on eve of Senate hearing exploring nursing home...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
With one of its top officials set to testify before the Senate today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made a pre-emptive strike to show that it’s addressing nursing home safety concerns.
Keeping your friends close, and the media closer
By
John O'Connor
Jul 30, 2018
After nearly three decades of watching this sector, I’m still astounded by two bizarre aspects of general media coverage.